12-letter words containing b, r, e, c, i
- miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
- misprescribe — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- motorbicycle — a small, lightweight motorcycle.
- muscle fiber — one of the structural cells of a muscle.
- muscle fibre — any of the numerous elongated contractile cells that make up striated muscle
- mycobacteria — Plural form of mycobacterium.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- non-credible — capable of being believed; believable: a credible statement.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- objecteering — (programming, tool) An object-oriented design tool from Softeam, based on the Class Relation Methodology, with C++ code generation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- participable — capable of being shared.
- picture book — a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.
- picture tube — a cathode-ray tube with a screen at one end on which images are reproduced.
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- prescribable — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- presubscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- raised beach — a wave-cut platform raised above the shoreline by a relative fall in the water level
- re-calibrate — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reaching jib — genoa.
- recalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- recalibrates — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- recarburizer — to add carbon to (steel), as in an open-hearth furnace, as by adding pig iron.
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- retranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- ribbon cable — (hardware) A type of flat multicore cable with cores positioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easy to clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) across all cores. Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a 0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are less resilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually used inside equipment where little movement or plugging and unplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- rickenbacker — Edward Vernon ("Eddie") 1890–1973, U.S. aviator and aviation executive.
- rock climber — sb who scales mountains
- root climber — a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.